For the freeway, see Graham Farmer Freeway. The Graham Farmer Freeway is a major part of the metropolitan road infrastructure in Perth, Western Australia.
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| Birth | March 10, 1935 , |
| Recruited from | East Perth Football Club (WAFL) |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 1, April 21, 1962, Geelong vs. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The East Perth Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the West Australian Football League. Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Carlton, at Princes Park |
| Team(s) | East Perth (1953-1961)
176 games, 157 goals Geelong (1962-1967) 101 games, 65 goals West Perth (1968-1971) 79 games |
| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | West Perth Football Club (1968-1971)
Geelong Football Club (1973-1975) East Perth Football Club (1976-1977) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Career Honours
Teams of the Century (all as first ruckman)
Premierships
League Best and Fairests
Club Best and Fairests
Miscellany
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He began his top-level career with the East Perth Football Club in the WAFL in 1953. The East Perth Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the West Australian Football League. Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary He was a prolific tap ruckman capable of dominating games. He was also a talented exponent of the handpass, seldom used in that era, and was capable of accurately delivering long handpasses to teammates. A handball or handpass is a method of disposal in the sport of Australian rules football.
Farmer played 176 games from 1953 to 1961 with the Royals. During this time he won the club's Fairest and Best award 7 times and was a member of their 1956, 1958 and 1959 Premiership teams. In 1959 he was awarded the Simpson Medal for being best on ground in the Grand Final. The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr
He was awarded the WAFL's highest individual honour, the Sandover Medal, in 1956 and 1960. The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually since 1921 to the Fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League He also tied for the medal in 1957 with East Fremantle's Jack Clarke but lost on a countback; he was awarded that medal in 1997 when the WAFL decided to award retrospective medals for those who missed out on countbacks. Home ground: East Fremantle Oval, Moss Street East Fremantle Formed: 1898 Colours Jack K "Stork" Clarke (born 26/6/1931 died 23 March 1997 was an Australian rules footballer in the (then West Australian National Football League (WANFL Retrospective (from Latin retrospectare, "look back" generally means to take a look back at events that already have taken place
Bob Davis recruited Farmer to the Geelong Football Club in the VFL in 1962. Robert "Bob" Davis (born 12 June 1928 is a legendary Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League. Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Davis, when he had captained Victoria against Western Australia in 1958, had witnessed Farmer's performance first hand and was suitably impressed. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. During a lull in play Davis remarked to Farmer that one day he would coach Geelong and he wanted him in his side.
In the opening moments of his debut for Geelong in 1962 Farmer severely injured his knee which kept him out for the year. However in 1963 he played a brilliant season helping them along to a Premiership whilst he came runner-up in the Brownlow Medal to Bob Skilton. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Robert John (Bob Skilton (born 8 November 1938 was an Australian rules football player who played as a rover for South Melbourne and Victoria
In total Farmer played 101 games for Geelong from 1962 to 1968 and was their Fairest and Best in 1963 and 1964.
In 1968, he desired to return home to Western Australia and accepted the role of Captain/Coach with the West Perth Cardinals, rivals to his former club, East Perth. The West Perth Falcons is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. He led the Cardinals to Premierships in 1969 and 1971, both times defeating East Perth in the Grand Final. He retired as a player after 1971 after 76 games with West Perth.
Not involved in top level football in 1972, Farmer returned to the VFL as coach of the Geelong Football Club from 1973 to 1975. Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Following that, he again returned to the WAFL, coaching East Perth from 1976 to 1977 with some success and it came as quite a surprise to many when he was replaced by Barry Cable in 1978. Barry Cable (born 22 September 1943 is a former Indigenous Australian rules footballer in the (then West Australian National Football League (WANFL and Victorian
During his playing career he played a record 31 games for Western Australia, five games for Victoria, and was selected in the All-Australian team in 1956, 1958 and 1961. In 1956 he was awarded a Simpson Medal for his performance against South Australia in the Perth Carnival, and later he also awarded the Tassie Medal for being judged best in the Carnival overall. The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr The Tassie Medal was awarded to the outstanding player at each Australian rules football Interstate Carnival or Australian interstate championship series He was awarded another Simpson Medal in 1961 for his game against Victoria in the Brisbane Carnival, and in 1969 he received his fourth and final one during the AFC Championships in Adelaide. The 1961 Brisbane Carnival was the 15th Australian rules football interstate carnival and the last to be held in Queensland. He was the coach of the first Western Australian state of origin team in 1977.
Recognition
He was inducted into the inaugural Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 as one of the twelve official "Legends," and then into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004. St Georges Terrace is the main Street in the city of Perth Western Australia. The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996 the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary He has been nominated as the first ruckman in every Team of the Century for each of the two leagues and three clubs for which he participated, plus the Indigenous Team of the Century, in which he was the captain. The Australian rules football Indigenous Team of the Century was selected to recognise the role of Indigenous Australians in the sport
In 1971 he became the first Australian footballer to receive a Queen's honour when he was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year honours list. Chivalric orders are orders of Knights that were created by European monarchs in imitation of the Military orders of the Crusades. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. [1]
The Graham Farmer Freeway, incorporating the Northbridge Tunnel which is colloquially known as the Polly Pipe,[2] in Perth, Western Australia is named in his honour. The Graham Farmer Freeway is a major part of the metropolitan road infrastructure in Perth, Western Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. [3]
Set into the footpath along St Georges Terrace, Perth are 150 bronze tablets commemorating notable figures in Western Australia's history, completed as part of WAY 1979, Farmer was included in this list. WAY '79, also referred to as WAY 79 and WAY 1979, was the official 1979 sesquicentennial (150th anniversary celebration of the establishment
External links
- Graham Farmer profile on the Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club
- Ruck legend Farmer reveals he was 'crook' on the Cats
References
- ^ WA Football Mini Profile
- ^ Hyde, John; Hansard; 2002-05-08
- ^ The Graham Farmer Freeway
| Preceded by Alistair Lord |
Geelong Best and Fairest 1963-1964 |
Succeeded by Peter Walker |
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